Furniture wall guard



May 5, 1942.

FURNITURE WALL GUARD G. F. F|-J ux 2,281,684

Filed Jan. 16, 1940 Taal. E.

Vitra/d Y BY Patented May 5, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE George F.Fijux, Laurelton,'Long Island, N. Y.

Application January 16, 1940, Serial No. 314,105

1 Claim.

This invention relates to guards for preventing furniture and walls frombeing marred or damaged, and relates particularly to spacer means forinsuring a minimum spacing between the back of a chair, settee orsimilar article of furniture and an adjacent wall or abutment.

While various forms of furniture guards have been proposed heretoforefor preventing the backs of chairs or other articles of furniture beingforced into contact with an adjacent wall, these prior devices have beenlimited in use to particular kinds of furniture and for use inconnection with roller casters. I have devised a simple and cheaplyconstructed device which is ex- I pressly adapted for use in connectionwith articles of furniture, the legs of which are provided withso-called dome slides at the lower ends.

A feature of the invention relates to a furniture-wall guard which isdesigned to receive the usual dome slide attached to the legs ofarticles of furniture, the device according to the invention beingarranged so that lghe weight of the article of furniture is carrieddirectly thereby. As a result of this feature the weight of the chair orother article of furniture, prevents accidental dislocation of the guardwith respect to the chair and wall. Thus the article of furniture may bemoved over the floor in a sliding movement without danger of the guardleaving the chair leg. At; the same time the guard is not permanentlyfastened to the chair by screws or the like which leave a permanentmark.

Another feature relates to an adjustable furniture-wall guard whereby itmay be used with different types of chairs, settees or the like.

Another feature relates to a furniture-wall guard for use with so-calleddome or metal slides whereby the guard can be used equally well withsuch domes or slides of different sizes.

A further feature relates to a furniture-wall guard which is providedwith a hole or recess to receive so-called dome slides, together withmeans for varying the effective size of the hole or recess to suitdifferent sized dome slides.

A still further feature relates to the novel organization, arrangementand relative location of parts constituting an effective but cheaplyconstructed wall-furniture guard.

Other features and advantages not specifically enumerated will beapparent after a consideration of the following detailed descriptionsand the appended claim,

In the drawing which shows a number of embodiments of the invention,

Fig. l is a top-plan view of a guard embodying features of theinvention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional View of Fig. 1, taken along the line 2--2 thereofviewed in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 3 is an elevational view showing the relation between the guard ofFig. 1 and a chair and wall.

Fig. 4 is a top-plan view of a modication of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view of Fig. 4 taken along the line 5 5, lookingin the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 6 is a modification of Fig,5.

Figs. 7 and 8 are yrespectively sectional views along the lines 'I-l and8-8 of Fig. 6, viewed in the direction of the arrows.

Referring to Fig. 1, the guard consists of a rigid elongated member I,preferably having the Wall-abutting edge 2 of greater width than theportion 3. The edge 2 is adapted to abut against a wall or other member4 as diagrammatically shown in Fig. 3. The opposite end of member I isprovided with a hole or recess 5 which is adapted to receive the domeslide 6 usually prolvided on the lower ends of chair legs and the like.Since these domes 6 are of well-known construction, further descriptionthereof is not believed necessary. Suffice it to say that the recess 5is preferably round in formation and is of slightly larger diameter thanthe dome Ii. In

accordance with the invention, the recess 5 is sufficiently deep so thatthe lower surface of the dome does not touch the bottom of the recess 5.Consequently the entire weight of the chair is carried by the surface ofmember I and substantially negligible forward tilting of the chairoccurs. Since lghe weight of the chair rests on the member I, there isvery little chance of the said member I being dislocated from itsabutting position against the wall. Furthermore, since the dome 6 isround and slightly smaller than the corresponding round recess 5, it ispossible to change the angular relation of the chair with respect to thewall 4 without disturbing the position of the member I. While the memberl may be made out of any suitable material, preferably it is of wood,fibre or the like, which may be colored or painted to blend harmoniouslywith the floor 8. It will be understood of course, that the member I maybe made out of'sheet metal if desired and if there is any danger of thefloor 8 being scratched, the lower surface of the member I may beprovided with a felt or other similar covering or if desired, the

lower surface of member I may have attached thereto one or more domesides similar to the dome 6.

From an examination of Fig. 1, it will be seen that the guard I is ofxed length, whereas in certain cases it may be desirable to vary thespacing between the chair and the wall or to suit chairs or the likehaving different inclinations of the chair back. A device foraccomplishing this is shown in Figs. 4 and 5. In Fig. 4 the guard ismade in two pieces 9 and I0. The piece 9 is provided With a slot orguide to receive telescopically the piece IIJ and the two pieces 9 andI0 may be fastened together in their adjusted position by suitable boltsor wood screws I I. The forward edge I2 is adapted to abut against thewall and the piece I0 is provided with a recess Ita similar to therecess 5 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 shows a modification of Fig. 4, wherein the guard consists o-f amember I3 telescopically receiving a pair of parallel framed membersIii, I5, across which is fastened by means of screws I6 a cup-shapedmetal member I'I corresponding to the recesses 5 and I3a. By means ofthe screws Iii and the screws I8, the effective length l of the guide asa whole may be varied and the position of the dome receiving cup I'I maylike wise be varied.

In all the foregoing embodiments, the dome receiving recess or cups areof xed internal diameter.' There are on the market dome slides ofdifferent diameters and in order to prevent eX- eessive lateral playbetween the dome slide and the dome receiving recess, the size of therecess may be varied in internal diameter.

While Fig. 3 shows a single guard I, it will be understood of coursethat a similar guard is provided for the remaining rear legs of thechair or other article of furniture which is to be spaced from the wall4.

The manner of using the guard will be clear from the foregoingdescription. Suce it to say that with respect to the adjustable guards,the guard is rst placed so that its forward edge abuts against the walland then the position of the dome slide receiving cup or recess isadjusted to the proper distance away from the wall so that the rearmostpart of the chair or other article is spaced from the wall when the domeslides on the rear legs are inserted in the said recesses. The recessesmay then be fastened in position as above described.

Various changes and modifications may be made without departing from thespirit and scope of the invention.

What I claim is:

A furniture-wall guard of the type described adapted to support afurniture leg carrying a dome slide on its lower end which slide is ofsmaller diameter than the diameter of the leg, comprising a rigid memberhaving a straight rear edge adapted to engage a wall or similarabutment, an adjustable extension for the guard consisting of a rigidmember slidably engaging the rigid member at one end, said extensionhaving a cup at its other end to receive only said dome slide, and meansto fasten said extension in adjusted position with respect to said rigidmembei'.

GEORGE F. FIJUX.

